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CHARLES THQMAS PERKIHS, 0F MQOSE JAW, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

TI'fiE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented om. 31, 1am

Application filed June 18, 1915. Serial 110. 34,540.

To all zr/mm it may concern lie it known that 1. CHARLES 'l. Prawns, a citizen of the Dominion oi Canada, and a resident oi? Moose Jaw, in the Province of tiaslnitchewan, Dominion oi lanada, have invented a new and liuproved 'lircllolder of which tho following! a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to tire holders and particularly to an improved tirc holder used on autmnobiles, and has for an object the provision of such astructure as will properly hold a tire in position on any form of automobile so that the same may be readily removed at any time.

Another objrrt in view to provide a holder which may be secured to substantially any part of the automobile and yet operate ell'cctively tor holding: a tire in place.

A still further object in view to provide a holder for extra tires which may be applied to an automobile quickly and easily and which is formed with compensating means for taking up the various movements between the parts of the auton'iobile to which the older is secured.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of an automobile, an embodiment of the invention being shown applied thereto; l 2 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamps used in holding an extra tire in place; Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ofc' the holdingbar with a pair of clamps connected therewith; Fig. 4 is a dctail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1 on line 4l, the same being shown on a slightly enlarged scale; Fig. is a sectional view through Fig. 2 on line 5-5; Fig. 6 is a sectional view through Fig. 1 approximately on line (3-6; Fig. 7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 but disclosing a modified form of clamp.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates an automobile of any desired kind which is provided with a running, board 2 and with a bracket A bar L is connected to the running board 2 by any suitable means, as for instance screw 5, said bar engaging telescopic auxiliary bar 4- which is hooked over bracket 3 at (i and clamped together by a suitable bolt 7. This sliding connection allows for a movement betwccn bracket 3 and the running board 2 or other part of the automobile to which the bar l may be connected.

- part 29.

Clamps 8 and l) are slidably mounted upon bar 4 and clamped rigidly in position at any point on bar 4: by suitable screws 10-41 whereby the same may be adjusted to suit. any sized tire supported by the device. (lamp 8 is provided with a clasp 12 formed with a portion rigidly secured to the clamp and a hinge portion 13. A rigid portion li and the hinge portion 13 are. each provided with upturned cars which are aperturcd so as to receive the bolt of lock 15 whereby the tire 16 is locked against removal. The clamp 9 is provided with a stationary member 17 and a hinge member 18 forming a tire clamp. Members i7 and 18 are each provided with cars through which a.strap 19 is passed, said strap being provided with a buckleor other suitable means whereby member 8 maybe clamped against tire '16.

The tire supporting clamps connected with clamps 8 and 9 sometimes are sullicient to properly hold tire 16 in place, but usually a thirdclamp 20 is provided, which clamp is formed with a stationary part 21, a hinge part 22 and a threaded standard 23 which receives the nut 24 so that the clamp may he rigidly secured to the running board 2. The. members 21 and 22 are provided with ears for receiving a strap 25 which is held in position by a suitable buckle so that the hinge member 22 may properly press tire iii. By providing the hinge members of the respective clamps the tire maybe readily applied and'rcmoved, and also, tires of various sizes may be held in place. If desird, the clamprianay be constructed without ,the hinge portion, in which instance it will be necessary to make the clamps sufiiciently re- 5 silient to allow the clamps to spring when the tire is placed in position or removed/ Also, it may be found desirable tomakc the/ clamps adjustable in size, as shown in Fi 10,,where the clamp 27 is provided with a stationary part 28si1d a bodily ,mova v c A rivet or screw 30 engages the part 29 and passes through'a suitable lot 31 in the stationary part 28, whereby the, clamp may be adjusted back and for h as desired. I By the construction and arrangem at de-, scribed it will be seen that a sim e and strong tire holder or support is rovided which may be connected to an augomobile quickly and easily without marrin' the au' tomobile, as shown in Fig. 1, or m y be connected quickly and easily to some ether pert WithOHi injuring or marring the part to whien t' e device is connected.

What I Claim is:

5. In a tire hnldezr 0f the character described, a supporting bur found with a fixed section and a telescoping or sliding sectien, a paiz- Qf oar champs adjust-ably damped to said fixed bar, :1 tire clamp rig'ifiv connected with each of saifi bar clamps, and means for causing said tire clamps to clamp the tire therein.

In testimony whei'eof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscaibing Witnesses.

CHARLES THOMAS PERKINS. Witnesses HAROLD F. PIERCE,

MAYME C. YOUNG. 

